Corn-shocker.



C. G. KEMPER.

CORN SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED mac, 22. 191:.

1,262,957. Patented. Apr. 16, 1918.

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CHABLES G; KEEPER, OF TOWEB HILL, ILLINOIS.

CORN-SHOCKEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16,1918.

Application filed December 22, 1917. Serial No. 208,362.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. KEMPEB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tower Hill, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Shockers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved shock carrier and has for its primary object to provide convenient and serviceable means mounted upon a sulky or other wheel supported vehicle upon which a corn shock may be carried and easily discharged or dumped upon the ground at the desired place, with- V out stopping the movement of the vehicle.

It is another and more particular object of the invention to provide a bundle or shock carrier of the above type including an adjustable support to receive the corn stalks and upon which the stalks are adapted to be arranged in a bundle and suitably tied, and means for mounting said support upon the sulky platform whereby the support may be conveniently moved from a position above the platform to a laterally projecting position, the platform when in the latter position being bodily movable to dump or discharge the shock.

It is another important object of my invention to provide simple and effective means for retaining the shock receiving support in position above the platform to receive the shock.

And it is a further general object of the invention to provide a device of the above character, which is relatively simple in its construction, exceedingly strong and dura ble and capable of manufacture at relatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved combination, construction and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, throughout the several views, and wherein;

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the shock carrier in full lines in its receiving osition and in dotted lines in its dischargmg position; i

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation illustrating the latch device for holding the rotatable standard against movement;

Fig. 5 isa horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1, the standard having been turned through an arc of 90;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view showing the adjustable shock supporting mem- The platform is supported at its forward end by a single caster wheel 8. This forward end of the platform is provided with obliquely inclined cutting blades 9 extending in relatively opposite directions from the center of the platform. If desired, a suitable seat indicated at 10 may be mounted upon the platform 5. v p

A bed plate 11 is secured upon the upper surface of the platform 5 and a vertically disposed bolt or axle 12 is centrally mounted in this bed plate. A- standard 13 ofelongated U-shape form has its intermediate portion rotatably mounted upon the upper end of the bolt. 12. The vertically disposed arms of this standard are rigidly connected adjacent their upper ends by the horizontal bar 14:.

15 designates the spaced parallel longitudinal bars of the shock support. The bars other by means of the cross bar 16 and at their other ends byv a similar cross bar 17. Spaced metal straps 18 have their medial portions secured to the bars 15 on one side thereof and are bent or curved to provide the outwardly projecting bowed arms 19. From these arms the end portions of the arm straps are reversely extended inwardly and have their extremities secured to the bars 15 by the bolts indicated at 20 which also extend through the medial portions of said straps. The extremities of one strap at one end of the support are disposed between at one of their ends are connected to each the am bar 16 and n1 longitudinal bars 15,1 1.10

the ends of a retaining cord for the shock may be tied. ii

22 designates the intermediate bar of the shock support which is disposed inthe plane of the bars and is longitudinally adjust- 4 able with respect thereto. This bar 22 is provided. withseries of spaced openings 28 to receive the bolts 2 1 which, also extend through the metal 'st aps '18. Upon one end of this adjustable bar 22,)v-hich pro]ect s be yond the ends of the bars 19 an additional bar 22 niay be readily adjusted longitudinally by removing and replacing the bolts 24: as will be readily understood, in accordance with the lengthof the corn stalks.

The medial portion of a' rod 27is loosely mounted in the angular ends of a bracket plate28 which is fixed to the bar 17'011 one end of the shock-support. This rod is bent to provide converging arms the terminals of which are angularly bent in relatively oppositedirections and rotatably engaged in the respective arms of the standard13 as indicated at 29. To each of the bars 15 a latch hook 30 is fixed, and this hook is adapted to extend downwardly over the rear edge of thecross bar 14 connecting the arms of the standard, when the support is in its shock receiving position, as seen in full lines in Fig. 1. These bracket members coact with the bar 14, and serve to prevent the downward swinging movement of the rod 27 and the support with respect to the standard 13 during the loading of material upon the support. Yr I V In order to prevent the accidental or casual rotation of the standard and the unintentional discharge of the shock, I provide a lever, .31 fulcrumed asat 32 upon the platform 5. 'One end of this lever is adapted for engagement in a socket or recess-83 in one of thevertical arms of the standard when the standard is in the position shown in full lines inFig. 1. i lever3l is urged to this operative position by means of a; suitable spring shown; at 34. .Thus the standard. is securely held against casual rotation and the support retained inlproper position Withrespect to the. platform. to receive, the corn stalks in the formation of the shock. Y

,wlln the operationof my improved carrier,

.. as the ank are cut, they are gathered by theo p erator and placed on the supportvbetween. thebowedarms of theimetal straps "1 8 and 25. When. a sufficient number of stalks a have been gathered to form I a; shock, they a e-the ed; iwiths a ah e .a inwnda ros indicated at an passed through the loop as clearly seen in Fig. 3'. To theupper ends of the arms 19 of this latter strap,--suitable brackets or plates 21 are securedto which one side thereof.

26 and has its ends connected to the hooked bracket plate 21. The operator now engages the; lever 31,-with,his foot, and releases the standard 13 so that the standard may be turned or rotated through an arc of 90 to swing the shock carrying support to the position seen in dotted lines in Figsl and 2 wherein said support extends laterally from the platform. In this movement, the support is held against vertical tilting by the latch elements 30as above=explained and the shock is secured against d'ownwa'rdmovenient, on the support by means of the rope one end of this rope is then detached from the bracket 21-and the support ispulled in wa'rdly slightly and; then raised an'dl swungoutwardly upon the medialportion of the rod 27, thereby moving the shock to a vertical position with the butt ends of'the corn stalks engaged'upon the ground. The rotatable shock support is then returned to its former position to receive another shock. \Vhen the device is to be operated by a single attendant, the shock carrier is mounted upon ably arranged centrally ofthe support at its rear end and the shocks are discharged from the rear end of the platform instead of at From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of the device w ll be clearly and fully'understood. 'By means of my invention, after the corn has 'beehhafvested, the standing stalks may beireadily cut by means of the knife blades 9 and gathered and shocked with a minimum of manual labor. Thus the field may be quickly cleared, the shocks being transported and dumped upon the ground at any convenient its place. "My improved shock carrier as a whole is of relatively simple construction, strong anddurable and highly convenient and serviceable in practical use. It is also m anifestthat the. device can be produced at relativelysmall manufacturing cost.

lVhile I have herein shown and. described the, preferred construction and relative arrangement ofthe. severalparts it isto be understood that the device is susceptible 'of nsiderable modifications therein andI j t-lierefore' reserve. the i priyilege Offadopting allsuch legitimate changes as may be fairly embod ed Within thef'spiritandscopeof the invention .as claimed Having thus fullyv described my invention,

what ldesireto claimand secure by Letters ,Patent i i.L-,.-T eQmb nati Wvith -Whd'fsupinr ed platform, of I a standard rotatabiymoiinted thereon, a sv asinssmemhe ttcrnn h w to said standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon said swinging member, and

means for preventing the pivotal movement I said standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon said swinging member, means for preventing the pivotal movement of the support and the swinging movement of said member in the rotation of the standard, and additional means for holding the standard against casual rotation in the shock receiving position of the support with relation to the platform.

3. The combination with a wheel supported platform, of a standard rotatably mounted thereon, a swinging member connected to said standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon said swinging member, and means carried by the support coacting with a part of the standard to prevent pivotal movement of the support and swinging movement of said member in the rotation of the standard.

4. The combination with a wheel supported platform, of a standard rotatably mounted thereon, a swinging member connected to said standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon said swinging member, means carried by the support coacting with a part of the standard to prevent pivotal movement of the support and swinging movement of.

said member in the rotation of the standard, and a latch element mounted on the platform to coact with the standard and prevent the casual rotation thereof in the shock re ceiving position of the support with relation to the platform.

5. The combination with a wheel supported platform, of a U-shaped standard rotatably mounted on said platform, a rod having its terminals rotatably mounted in the arms of the standard adjacent the lower ends thereof, said rod being adapted to swing vertically with respect to the standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon the medial portion of said rod, a bar connecting the arms of the standard adjacent their upper ends, and means on the support to coact with said bar and prevent pivotal movement of the support and swinging movement of said rod in the rotation of said standard. Y

6. The combination with a wheel supported platform, of a U-shaped standard rotatably mounted on said platform, a rod having its terminals rotatably mounted in the arms of the standard adjacent the lower ends thereof, said rod being adapted to swing vertically with respect to the standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon the medial portion of said rod, a bar connecting the arms of the standard adjacent their upper ends, and a latch hook fixed to the support to coact with said bar and prevent pivotal movement of the support and swinging movement of said rod in the rotation of said standard.

7. The combination with a wheel supported platform, of a standard rotatably mounted thereon, a swinging member connected to said standard, a shock support pivotally mounted upon said swinging member, said support including spaced parallel bars and a central bar, means for adjusting the central bar longitudinally with respect tov said spaced bars, shock retaining members secured upon said bars, and means for preventing the pivotal movement of the support and the swinging movement of said member in the rotation of the standard.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES G. KEMPER.

Witnesses:

H. H, RUNKEL, A. D. HERTEN.

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